Aisha Tinker Bray
President
Aisha is a life-long Alaskan having grown up in Ester/Fairbanks. Aisha is a graduate of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, with honors, with a degree in Chemistry. After graduating from Hasting College of Law in 1994, Aisha clerked for the Honorable James E. Barrett until his retirement in 2000. Aisha is an active member of the Fairbanks Rotary Club and serves on the Board of Directors of or volunteers with of several local non-profit groups. Aisha volunteers her time in the legal community through the Alaska Network on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence and the Tanana Valley & Alaska Bar Association activities. Aisha and her husband Jon have two children, and they enjoy all of Alaska's outdoor opportunities and many sports, including fishing, hunting, hiking, soccer, running, skiing, volleyball, and hockey.
Areas of Practice
- 25% Commercial (transactions, litigation, organization)
- 25% Real Estate (transactions, litigation, agents, landlord/tenant)
- 10% Estates (wills, trust, probate, planning)
- 25% Insurance Defense (bad faith, third-party defense, coverage)
- 10% Non-Profit (organization, Board of Directors/governance)
- 5% Mining
Litigation Percentage
- 40% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Colorado, 1994
- Alaska, 1995
- U.S. District Court District of Alaska, 2003
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2003
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2000
Education
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California
- J.D. - 1994
- Law Review: HICLR, Member, 1992 - 1994
- University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska
- B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) - 1991
- Major: Chemistry
Representative Cases
Representative Clients
- Goldrich Mining Company
- Sun West Estates
- Progressive Insurance Company
- Doyon Limited
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Fairbanks Rotary Club, 2004 - Present
- Interior Alaska Center for Non-Violent Living, Board of Directors, 2005 - Present
- Farthest North Girl Scouts Council, Board of Directors, 2008 - Present
- Alaska Bar Association, 2000 - Present
- Defense Research Institute, 2011 - Present
Past Employment Positions
- Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals - James E. Barrett, Law Clerk, 1994 - 2000
Pro Bono Activities
- Alaska Network on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault - Volunteer Attorney, 2004 - Present
